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Qlogic 3400 Series User Manual (391 pages)

Converged Network Adapters and Intelligent Ethernet Adapters

Brand: Qlogic | Category: Adapter | Size: 8 MB

Document Revision History
2
Table of Contents
5
Preface

23
- Intended Audience
  23
- What Is in this Guide
  23
- Related Materials
  24
- Documentation Conventions
  25
- License Agreements
  26
- Technical Support
  27
  - Downloading Updates
    27
  - Training
    28
  - Contact Information
    28
  - Knowledge Database
    28
- Legal Notices
  29
  - Warranty
    29
  - Laser Safety
    29
    
    FDA Notice
    29
  - Agency Certification
    29
    
    EMI and EMC Requirements
    29
    
    Product Safety Compliance
    30
Product Overview

31
- Functional Description
  31
- Features
  32
  - Iscsi
    34
  - Fcoe
    34
  - Power Management
    35
  - Adaptive Interrupt Frequency
    35
  - ASIC with Embedded RISC Processor
    35
  - Qlogic Control Suite
    35
- Supported Operating Environments
  35
- Adapter Specifications
  35
  - Physical Characteristics
    35
  - Standards Specifications
    36
Installing the Hardware

37
- System Requirements
  37
- Hardware Requirements
  37
  - Operating System Requirements
    37
- Safety Precautions
  38
- Preinstallation Checklist
  38
- Installation of the Network Adapter
  39
- Connecting the Network Cables
  40
Multi-Boot Agent (MBA) Driver Software

41
- Overview
  41
- Setting up MBA in a Client Environment
  42
  - Enabling the MBA Driver
    42
  - Configuring the MBA Driver
    42
- MBA Configuration Menu
  43
  - Setting up the BIOS
    44
- Setting up MBA in a Server Environment
  44
  - Red hat Linux PXE Server
    44
  - MS-DOS Undi/Intel APITEST
    44
Windows Driver Software

45
Linux Driver Software

52
- Introduction
  53
- Limitations
  53
  - Bnx2X Driver
    54
  - Bnx2I Driver
    54
  - Bnx2Fc Driver
    54
- Packaging
  54
- Installing Linux Driver Software
  56
- Load and Run Necessary Iscsi Software Components
  60
- Unloading/Removing the Linux Driver
  61
- Patching PCI Files (Optional)
  62
- Network Installations
  62
- Setting Values for Optional Properties
  63
  - Bnx2X Driver
    63
    
    Disable_Tpa
    63
    
    Int_Mode
    63
    
    Dropless_Fc
    64
    
    Disable_Iscsi_Ooo
    64
    
    Multi_Mode
    64
    
    Num_Queues
    64
    
    Pri_Map
    65
    
    Qs_Per_Cos
    65
    
    Cos_Min_Rate
    65
  - Bnx2I Driver
    66
    
    Error_Mask1 and Error_Mask2
    66
    
    En_Tcp_Dack
    66
    
    Time_Stamps
    66
    
    Sq_Size
    67
    
    Rq_Size
    67
    
    Event_Coal_Div
    67
    
    Last_Active_Tcp_Port
    67
    
    Ooo_Enable
    67
  - Bnx2Fc Driver
    68
    
    Debug_Logging
    68
- Driver Defaults
  68
  - Bnx2 Driver
    68
  - Bnx2X Driver
    69
- Driver Messages
  70
- Network Port to Iscsi Transport Name Binding
  71
- CNIC Detects Iscsi Protocol Violation - Fatal Errors
  72
- CNIC Detects Iscsi Protocol Violation - Non-FATAL, Warning
  73
- No Valid License to Start Fcoe
  74
- Teaming with Channel Bonding
  75
- Statistics
  75
Vmware Driver Software

76
- Packaging
  76
- Download, Install, and Update Drivers
  77
- PCI Identifiers
  78
- Download Driver Package
  79
- Networking Support
  80
  - Driver Parameters
    80
    
    Int_Mode
    80
    
    Disable_Tpa
    80
    
    Num_Rx_Queues
    80
    
    Num_Tx_Queues
    81
    
    Pri_Map
    81
    
    Qs_Per_Cos
    81
    
    Cos_Min_Rate
    81
    
    Dropless_Fc
    82
    
    Rss
    82
    
    Max_Vfs
    82
    
    Enable_Vxlan_Offld
    82
  - Driver Defaults
    82
  - Unloading and Removing Driver
    83
  - Driver Messages
    83
    
    Driver Sign on
    83
    
    NIC Detected
    83
    
    MSI-X Enabled Successfully
    83
    
    Link up and Speed Indication
    83
    
    Link down Indication
    83
    
    Memory Limitation
    83
    
    Multiqueue/Netqueue
    84
- Fcoe Support
  84
  - Enabling Fcoe
    84
  - Installation Check
    86
  - Limitations
    86
  - Drivers
    86
  - Supported Distributions
    86
Installing Management Applications

87
- Overview
  87
  - QCS Components
    87
  - Communication Protocols
    88
- Installation Tasks
  88
  - Ws-Man
    89
    
    Windows Server
    89
    
    Windows Client
    89
    
    Linux Server
    89
    
    Linux Client
    90
  - CIM-Xml
    90
    
    Linux Client
    91
  - Wmi
    91
    
    Windows Server
    91
    
    Windows Client
    91
- Detailed Procedures
  91
- Installing QCS and Related Management Applications
  115
  - Installing on a Windows System
    115
  - Installing on a Linux System
    115
- Management Applications (Windows)
  116
Using Qlogic Control Suite

118
- Qlogic Control Suite Overview
  118
- Starting Qlogic Control Suite
  119
- QCS Interface
  119
  - Explorer View Pane
    120
  - Context View Selector
    121
    
    Filter View
    121
  - Context View Pane
    121
  - Menu Bar
    122
    
    Discovery Wizard
    122
    
    Manage Targets Wizard
    123
    
    Manage Isns Servers
    123
    
    Manage Discovery Portals
    123
    
    Boot Configuration Wizard
    123
    
    Hardware and Resource Configuration Wizard
    123
  - Description Pane
    123
- Configuring Preferences in Windows
  123
- Connecting to a Host
  124
- Managing the Host
  125
- Managing the Network Adapter
  127
  - Viewing Adapter Information
    127
  - Viewing Resource Information
    128
    
    Information Tab: Resources
    128
  - Viewing Hardware Information
    129
    
    Information Tab: Hardware
    129
  - Configuring Adapter Parameters
    129
  - Hardware and Resource Configuration Wizard: Port Configuration
    129
- Managing Ethernet Controller (Port)
  130
  - Viewing Port Level Information
    130
  - Viewing Vital Signs
    131
  - Viewing NIC Partitioning Information
    133
  - Testing the Network
    134
  - Qcs—Network Test
    135
  - Running Diagnostic Tests in Windows
    136
  - Analyzing Cables in Windows
    139
  - Qcs—Cable Analysis
    140
- Managing the LAN Device
  141
  - Viewing NDIS Information
    142
    
    Viewing Driver Information
    142
    
    Information Tab: Vital Signs
    143
    
    Information Tab: SR-IOV Switch Information
    143
  - Configuring the NDIS Driver
    143
  - Qcs—Configure NDIS-Level Parameters
    144
- Viewing Resource Information
  151
  - Configuring System Settings
    151
  - Viewing Statistics
    152
    
    General Statistics
    153
    
    IEEE 802.3 Statistics
    155
    
    Custom Statistics
    155
  - Viewing Resource Reservations
    156
- Maximum Number of Offload Connections
  157
  - Configuring the IP Address for Iscsi Offload
    158
  - Viewing Licenses
    158
- Configuring Teaming
  159
  - Team Types
    160
    
    Smart Load Balance and Failover
    160
    
    Link Aggregation (802.3Ad)
    160
    
    Generic Trunking (Fec/Gec)/802.3Ad-Draft Static
    160
    
    SLB (Auto-Fallback Disable)
    161
  - Standby Team Member and Auto-Fallback Disable Mode
    161
  - Livelink
    161
  - Using the Qlogic Teaming Wizard
    162
- Entering a Team Name
  163
- Configuring the Team Type
  164
- Adding an Adapter to a Team
  165
- Configure Auto-Fallback Disable
  166
- Adding a VLAN
  168
- Naming the VLAN
  169
- Entering a VLAN Tag Value
  170
- Commit Changes and Exit the Teaming Wizard
  171
  - Using Expert Mode
    172
    
    Creating a Team
    173
    
    Modifying a Team
    176
    
    Adding a VLAN
    177
    
    Expert Mode—Create a Team with a VLAN
    178
    
    Viewing VLAN Properties and Statistics and Running VLAN Tests
    179
    
    Deleting a VLAN
    179
    
    Configuring Livelink for a Smart Load Balancing and Failover and SLB (Auto-Fallback Disable) Team
    179
    
    Saving and Restoring a Team Configuration
    181
  - Viewing ASP Statistics
    182
- Configuring with the Command Line Interface Utility
  182
- Troubleshooting QCS
  182
Firmware Upgrade

183
- Upgrading Firmware for Windows
  183
- Upgrading Firmware for Linux
  187
Iscsi Protocol

194
- Iscsi Boot
  194
  - Supported Operating Systems for Iscsi Boot
    194
  - Iscsi Boot Setup
    195
    
    Configuring the Iscsi Target
    195
    
    Configuring Iscsi Boot Parameters
    195
- Configuration Options
  196
  - MBA Boot Protocol Configuration
    197
- CCM Device List
  198
  - Iscsi Boot Configuration
    199
- Selecting Iscsi Boot Configuration
  200
- Saving the Iscsi Boot Configuration
  202
- DHCP Option 43 Suboption Definition
  206
  - DHCP Iscsi Boot Configuration for Ipv6
    207
  - Configuring the DHCP Server
    208
  - Preparing the Iscsi Boot Image
    208
  - Booting
    217
  - Configuring Vlans for Iscsi Boot
    218
  - Other Iscsi Boot Considerations
    219
    
    Changing the Speed and Duplex Settings in Windows Environments
    219
    
    Virtual Lans
    220
    
    The 'DD' Method of Creating an Iscsi Boot Image
    220
  - Troubleshooting Iscsi Boot
    221
- Iscsi Crash Dump
  222
- Iscsi Offload in Windows Server
  223
  - Iscsi Offload Limitations
    223
  - Configuring Iscsi Offload
    223
    
    Installing Qlogic Drivers and Management Applications
    224
    
    Installing the Microsoft Iscsi Initiator
    224
    
    Configuring Qlogic Iscsi Using QCS
    224
    
    Configuring a VLAN for the Iscsi Interface
    224
- Iscsi View
  225
- Selecting the Iscsi Adapter
  226
- Specifying a VLAN ID
  227
  - Configure Microsoft Initiator to Use Qlogic's Iscsi Offload
    228
  - Iscsi Initiator—Add a Target Portal
    229
- Selecting the Local Adapter
  230
- Adding the Target Portal
  231
- Logging on to the Iscsi Target
  232
  - Iscsi Offload Faqs
    233
  - Event Log Messages
    233
- Iscsi Offload in Linux Server
  238
- Assigning a VLAN Number
  243
- Configuring the VLAN on Vmkernel
  244
- Overview
  245
- Fcoe Boot from SAN
  246
  - Prepare Qlogic Multiple Boot Agent for Fcoe Boot
    247
    
    Fcoe Boot<Variable>—Enable DCB/DCBX
    248
    
    Fcoe Boot<Variable>—Target Information
    249
    
    Fcoe Boot<Variable>—Specify Target WWPN and Boot LUN
    250
  - UEFI Boot LUN Scanning
    251
- Fcoe Target Parameters Window
  252
  - Provisioning Storage Access in the SAN
    253
  - One-Time Disabled
    254
- One-Time Disabled
  255
  - Fcoe Boot Installation
    256
- Load Bxfcoe Driver
  257
  - Windows Server 2012/2102 R2 Fcoe Boot Installation
    258
  - Linux Fcoe Boot Installation
    259
- Choosing Driver Update Medium
  260
- Booting from SAN after Installation
  277
  - Errors During Windows Fcoe Boot from SAN Installation
    278
- Configuring Fcoe
  279
- Overview
  280
  - Supported Operating Systems for NIC Partitioning
    281
  - Network MAC Address
    282
- VLAN Overview
  284
- Example VLAN Network Topology
  285
- Adding Vlans to Teams
  286
- Overview
  287
  - SR-IOV and Storage
    289
  - 15 Microsoft Virtualization with Hyper-V
    290
  - Supported Features
    291
- Single Network Adapter
  292
- Teamed Network Adapters
  293
  - Windows Server 2008
    294
  - Windows Server 2008 R2
    295
- Upgrading Windows Operating Systems
  296
- Overview
  297
- DCB Capabilities
  298
- Configuring DCB
  299
- Data Center Bridging in Windows Server 2012
  300
- Executive Summary
  301
- Glossary
  302
  - Teaming Concepts
    303
    
    Network Addressing
    304
    
    Description of Teaming Types
    305
  - Software Components
    310
  - Hardware Requirements
    311
    
    Router
    312
  - Selecting a Team Type
    315
- Teaming Mechanisms
  316
  - Architecture
    317
    
    Outbound Traffic Flow
    318
    
    Protocol Support
    319
    
    Performance
    320
    
    Switch-Dependent
    321
  - Livelink
    324
  - Speeds Supported for each Type of Team
    328
  - Checksum Offload
    329
  - Large Send Offload
    330
  - Preboot Execution Environment
    331
- Teaming Across Switches
  332
- Teaming Across Switches Without an Interswitch Link
  333
- Teaming Across Switches with Interconnect
  334
- Failover Event
  335
- Clustering with Teaming Across One Switch
  341
  - High-Performance Computing Cluster
    342
  - Oracle
    343
  - Teaming and Network Backup
    344
    
    Load Balancing and Failover
    345
    
    Fault Tolerance
    346
- Network Backup with SLB Teaming Across Two Switches
  347
- Troubleshooting Teaming Problems
  348
  - Troubleshooting Guidelines
    349
- Frequently Asked Questions
  350
  - Event Log Messages
    353
  - Intermediate Driver (Virtual Adapter/Team)
    357
  - Virtual Bus Driver
    359
- ASP Overview
  362
- Load Balancing and Fault Tolerance
  363
- Performing Diagnostics
  371
- Diagnostic Test Descriptions
  373
- Hardware Diagnostics
  379
  - QCS Network Test Failures
    380
- Troubleshooting Checklist
  381
- Linux
  382
- Running a Cable Length Test
  383
- Possible Problems and Solutions
  384
  - Linux
    385
  - Npar
    387
  - A-1 Network Link and Activity Indicated by the RJ-45 Port Leds
    389

Qlogic 3400 Series User Manual (28 pages)

Ethernet Adapters OpenStack Deployment with VXLAN Configuration

Brand: Qlogic | Category: Adapter | Size: 0 MB

Document Revision History
2
Table of Contents
3
Preface

5
- Intended Audience
  5
- What Is in this Guide
  5
- Related Materials
  5
- Documentation Conventions
  6
- License Agreements
  7
- Technical Support
  7
  - Downloading Updates
    8
  - Training
    8
  - Contact Information
    9
  - Knowledge Database
    9
Introduction

10
- Audience
  10
- What Is Openstack
  10
Example Architecture

11
- Openstack Nodes
  11
  - Controller Node
    11
  - Compute Node
    11
  - Network Node
    11
Prerequisites

12
VXLAN Configuration with the Qlogic 3400/8400/45000 Series Adapters

13
- Installing Required Packages and System Configurations
  13
- VXLAN Configurations
  14
Configuration Deployment with VXLAN

20
Testing

23
- Example Test
  23
- Testing Vms
  24
Known Issues

25

Qlogic 3400 Series User Manual (32 pages)

OpenStack Deployment with SR-IOV Configuration

Brand: Qlogic | Category: Adapter | Size: 0 MB

Document Revision History
2
Table of Contents
5
Preface

7
- Intended Audience
  7
- What Is in this Guide
  7
- Related Materials
  7
- Documentation Conventions
  8
- License Agreements
  9
- Technical Support
  9
  - Downloading Updates
    10
  - Training
    10
  - Contact Information
    11
  - Knowledge Database
    11
Introduction

12
- Audience
  12
- What Is Openstack
  12
Example Architecture

13
- Openstack Nodes
  13
  - Controller Node
    13
  - Compute Node
    13
  - Network Node
    13
Prerequisites

14
SR-IOV Configuration Using the 3400/8400/45000 Series Adapters

16
Configuration Deployment with SR-IOV

22

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